Alan Bates
Ben Butley
Butley is set in Queen Mary’s College, London and focuses on two English instructors, Ben Butley, a middle-aged former T. S. Eliot expert whose life is now in a shambles, and his protégé, Joey, a homosexual. With both Joey and his wife leaving, Butley faces a life alone, fighting back with wit, obscenity and booze.
Release Date | 1974-01-21 |
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Runtime | 2h 7m |
Directors | Harold Pinter, Gerry Fisher, Ted Sturgis |
Producers | Henry T. Weinstein, Robert A. Goldston, Otto Plaschkes, Ely A. Landau |
Writer | Simon Gray |